Thursday night in Las Vegas the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences held their 13th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards. This is the award show in the video game world that actually matters, unlike Spike’s Video Game Trailer Show. Here are Thursday night’s winners.
Outstanding Innovation in Gaming , Portable Game of the Year , & Outstanding Achievement in Portable Game Design
Scribblenauts
Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year & Outstanding Achievement in Soundtrack
Brutal Legend
Action Game of the Year & Outstanding Achievement in Online Game Play
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Outstanding Achievement in Game Design , Outstanding Achievement in Adapted Story , & Outstanding Character Performance (Joker)
Batman : Arkham Asylum
Family Game of the Year
The Beatles: Rock Band
Social Networking Game of the Year
Farmville
Racing Game of the Year
Forza Motorsport 3
Sports Game of the Year
FIFA Soccer 10
Role-Playing Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Origins
Fighting Game of the Year
Street Fighter IV
Casual Game of the Year
Flower
Game of the Year , Outstanding Achievement in Game Direction , Adventure Game of the Year , Outstanding Achievement in Animation , Outstanding Achievement in Visual Engineering , Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction , Outstanding Achievement in Original Story , Outstanding Achievement in Original Music Composition , Outstanding Achievement in Game Play Engineering , & Outstanding Achievement in Sound Design
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Yeah, Uncharted won pretty much everything including Game of the Year (it was our game of the year too). I agree with most of their picks, except I liked NHL 10 more than FIFA 10 and there had to have been a better RTS than Brutal Legend. What about Demigod? I also really liked Dirt 2, but that could be because I’m not too much of a racing sim guy.
UPDATE – If you’d like to watch the awards being given out the entire show is available here.
